Alberta Centre for Active Living
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CHILDREN
Screen-time reduction information and resources
for people who care for preschool-aged children
Preventing Chronic Disease 2013;10
Aerobic physical activity is positively
associated with cognition, academic achievement, behavior, and psychosocial
functioning outcomes. More rigorous trials with adequate sample sizes assessing
the impact of APA on children’s cognitive abilities, psychosocial functioning,
behavior, and academic achievement are needed, with standardized interventions,
valid and reliable tools of measurement, and long-term follow-up for sustained
cognitive and psychosocial outcomes
This is a rare, well-documented model for
promoting walking and cycling in a small or rural community.
CHRONIC DISEASE
Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
Available online 7 November 2013
doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2013.10.012
The primary goal of treatment in diabetes
focuses on achieving and maintaining optimal glycemic levels, but lifestyle
modification, including PA, will remain central to the long-term clinical
management of diabetes. It may be advantageous for individuals with T2DM to
make incremental gains toward the recommended PA level because of its
demonstrated glycemic benefits; however, further investigation of the glycemic
and vascular effects of PA among individuals with T2DM is warranted.
CONFERENCES
The 2014 Global Summit is currently
accepting submissions for oral presentations, workshops, and poster
presentations until December 1, 2013.
OLDER ADULTS
On-line Event 27 November 2013 13:00 -
14:30 EST
In partnership with the Population
Health Promotion and Innovation Division of the Public Health Agency of Canada,
the Age-Friendly Communities Canada Hub is excited to present a series of
webinars on age-friendly communities in Canada.
BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:81
doi:10.1186/1471-2318-13-81
Three main components predicting falls were
identified in a general elderly population after three and six years: reduced
mobility, heart dysfunction and functional impairment including nocturia. The
use of neuroleptic drugs was also a prominent individual risk factor, although
the prevalence was low.
BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13:111
doi:10.1186/1471-2318-13-111
Keeping older adults healthy and active
is an emerging challenge of an aging society….. The subjects of this study were
25 older adults who participated in intergenerational programs with preschool
children aged 5 to 6 years at an adult day care centre in Tokyo.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice
Vol 40, Iss 4, Dec 2013, Pages 801–820
Exercise is a fundamental component of good
health. The ACSM and Exercise is Medicine recommend treating exercise as a
vital sign, and assessing and prescribing physical activity at every medical
visit. Achieving the recommended goals of physical activity results in
significant reduction in all-cause mortality. Physicians can improve health by
prescribing exercise.
Preventing Chronic Disease 2013;10
Our findings illustrate the need to
increase the awareness of negative health implications of prolonged sedentary
time while continuing to address the multiple impediments to physical activity
as a way to combat chronic disease.
RESEARCH STUFF
Now available. During 2011 and 2012,
data were collected from approximately 130,000 respondents aged 12 or older,
residing in households in all provinces and territories.
The files provide data for 109 health
regions or combined health regions across Canada and include information on a
wide range of topics, including: physical activity, height and weight, smoking,
exposure to second hand smoke, alcohol consumption, general health, chronic
health conditions, injuries and use of health care services. It also provides
information on the socio-demographic, income and labour force characteristics
of the population.
WORKPLACE
This is a group psychosocial resilience
training program done in a workplace setting. The program aims to promote
well-being by targeting five protective factors identified from empirical
evidence: Positive emotions, cognitive flexibility, social support, life meaning,
and active coping.
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